Bandwagon Bill Can Shorten save Labor?
Bill Shorten is no Bob Hawke for better and worse. But just now, Shorten’s campaign…More
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New Matilda
Launched in 2004, New Matilda is one of Australia's oldest online independent publications. It's focus is on investigative journalism and analysis, with occasional smart arsery thrown in for reasons of sanity. New Matilda is owned and edited by Walkley Award and Human Rights Award winning journalist Chris Graham.
A Great Budget for the Press Gallery
Not long after the 2004 election, Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott couldn’t resist the obvious…More
Alien Nation
In 1970, my Indian-born parents arrived in Australia on a boat. Actually, it was an…More
Shadows Creep, Fears Lurk
The sun has been kind to suburban Australia, whose denizens have long basked in the…More
São Paulo, Frankfurt, Beirut
Strange things happen when a reporter strays off his beat. Vast regions of the earth…More
American Journal
Something extraordinary happened in the United States in early May. An ordinary citizen took on…More
The Wisdom of Age
Italy has a new President, Giorgio Napolitano, and is due to have a new Prime…More
Drug Companies on Trial
‘He’s a young, gorgeous muscley, hunky guy, and I walked in and he’s looking puffed…More
A Leaky Ship
To the dismay of most Americans, and to many other people abroad, we heard recently…More
Orange-Bellied Politics
Just when you thought the Federal Government could not stoop any lower in blocking renewable…More